There was a fleeting conversation that got me thinking again on something I have pondered over for a long time. There are lots of ghost stories flitting about, wafting their sheets for our delight, some making us shiver even more as they approach the reality with which we are more familiar. Somewhere in the back of our minds lurks that question… ‘What would I do if I saw a ghost?’
There is, perhaps, an even better question. Who says you haven’t? How would you know? Unless they adapt their appearance to our preconceptions, how can you be sure that the person you pass in the street is real?
We don’t even know what a ghost is. Everyone seems to have an opinion. Are they the shades of the departed? Undispersed etheric energy, some form of earth energy? Optical illusion or a vision of the soul? Phantom memories of past events imprinted on the ether? Figments of our imagination, created from within our own minds somehow? Or just plain bunkum. There seems to be a general consensus that they are something…
Perhaps the most equivocal, but strangely accurate definition I’ve heard is that they are perceived figures that cannot be physically present. That just leaves it wide open as far as definitions go…
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I think I recognise this tree Sue. It reminds me of dancers.
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Well spotted. I have used the untouched image before, Di…one I took at our ‘valley of dancing trees’ 🙂
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I think I asked you if I could use it in another post. I’ll look it up later!
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Help yourself to any of my pics, Di!
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Thanks Sue.
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In answer to the question, “Have you seen a ghost?”, my answer is a resounding “Yes.” On more than one occasion. But, only one took a completely human form. The others were more like mists or orbs. I am a believer!
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So am I, though I am not at all certain what a ghost is… and it intrigues me.
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Thank you for sharing, Traci xxx
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